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St James's Primary School, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim

Will the bulb light?

19th Mar 2019

In year 5, we have been learning about electrical conductors and insulators.  We set up an electrical circuit but left a gap.  We placed various different materials into the gap and observed whether or not a complete circuit was formed.  If the circuit was complete, the bulb lit up.  That means the material in the gap was a conductor.  If the bulb did not light up, the material in the gap was an insulator.  

 

We chose some of the materials to be tested from a list but also tried some of our own ideas.

 

Have a look at our pictures which show us as budding scientists.